Debugger settings

Show debug window on breakpoint

If this checkbox is selected, IntelliJ IDEA activates the Debug tool window on hitting a breakpoint.

Focus application on breakpoint

If this checkbox is selected, on hitting a breakpoint, IntelliJ IDEA will show the location of this breakpoint in the editor and will attempt to bring its frame to the front.

Hide debug window on process termination

Automatically hide the Debug tool window when the debugged program terminates.

Scroll execution point to center

If this checkbox is selected, the line with the current execution point will be kept in the middle of the screen.

Click line number to perform run to cursor

If this checkbox is selected, you can click a line number in the editor to run program execution to this line.

Remove breakpoint

Select how you want to remove breakpoints:

• By clicking them with the left mouse button

• By dragging them to the editor or clicking them with the middle mouse button. In this case, clicking a breakpoint will toggle its state between enabled and disabled.

You can also choose whether you want a confirmation dialog to be displayed when you are about to remove a conditional or a logging breakpoint

Transport

Select transport for connection to the process. Available options are socket and shared memory. shared memory is available for Windows systems only.

Show alternative source switcher

The alternative source switcher appears on top of the editor if there is more than one class with the same fully qualified name in the project.

Kill the debug process immediately

Select this checkbox if you want to the soft kill the Java process.

Attach memory agent

Run applications with the memory agent attached. It allows you to calculate the object's retained size in the Memory tab.

Attach coroutine agent

Search for coroutines in the classpath and add -javaagent=coroutine-debug-agent.jar to the VM options to enable coroutine debugging.